2011 in Japanese music

The following is an overview of the year 2011 in Japanese music. It includes notable awards, lists of number-ones, yearly best-sellers, albums released, groups established and disestablished, deaths of notable Japanese music-related people as well as any other relevant Japanese music-related events. For overviews of the year in music from other countries, see 2011 in music.

2011 in music
By location
By genre
By topic
List of years in Japanese music

Events

Awards

Number-ones

Best-sellers

Artists

The following is a list of the 5 best-selling music artists in Japan in 2011 by value of sales, including sales of records and of DVDs and Blu-rays, according to Oricon.[1]

RankArtistValue
1 AKB48 ¥16.282 billion
2 Arashi ¥15.369 billion
3 Exile ¥5.603 billion
4 Kara ¥4.926 billion
5 Shōjo Jidai ¥4.049 billion

Albums

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling albums in Japan in 2011, according to Oricon.[2]

RankAlbumArtistCopies
1 Beautiful World Arashi 907,589
2 Koko ni Ita Koto AKB48 829,645
3 Negai no Tō Exile 743,242
4 Born This Way Lady Gaga 658,554
5 Girls' Generation Shōjo Jidai 642,054
6 Checkmate! Namie Amuro 484,336
7 Super Girl Kara 450,595
8 Musicman Keisuke Kuwata 414,725
9 SMAP Aid SMAP 413,943
10 Ikimonobakari: Members Best Selection Ikimono-gakari 397,459

Albums released

The following section includes albums by Japanese artists released in Japan in 2011 as well as Japanese-language albums by foreign artists released in the country during this year.

Groups established

Deaths
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See also

References
  1. "Oricon announces 2011's yearly ranking for "Artist Total Sales"!". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 19, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  2. "Oricon announces full list for "2011 Yearly Album Ranking"". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 19, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  3. "Popular singer Joe Yamanaka dies at 64". Kyodo News. Retrieved January 23, 2020.


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